Appendix Data Sources And Measures Of Childrens Health | 2016 Health Of Women And Children Report

Executive Summary Introduction Explore the Health of Women, Children and Infants Findings The Health of Women and Children between States The Health of Women and Children within States Healthy Communities for Children Clinical Preventive Services for Children Racial Disparities in Measures of Mortality Variations in Smoking Measures of Women's Health Behaviors | Measures of Women’s Health Community & Environment | Measures of Women’s Health Policy | Measures of Women’s Health Clinical Care | Measures of Women’s Health Outcomes | Measures of Women’s Health Measures of Infants' Health Behaviors | Measures of Infants’ Health Community & Environment | Measures of Infants’ Health Policy | Measures of Infants’ Health Clinical Care | Measures of Infants’ Health Outcomes | Measures of Infants’ Health Measures of Children's Health Behaviors | Measures of Children’s Health Community & Environment | Measures of Children’s Health Policy | Measures of Children’s Health Clinical Care | Measures of Children’s Health Outcomes | Measures of Children’s HealthState Summaries

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Behaviors
Drug Dependence or Abuse
Percentage of children aged 12 to 17 who were dependent on or abused illicit drugs or alcohol in the past year
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013-2014
High School Graduation
Percentage of high school students who graduate within four years of starting ninth grade with a regular high school diploma (ACGR definition)
United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2013-2014
Overweight or Obese
Percentage of children aged 10 to 17 who are overweight or obese for their age based upon body mass index
Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health (DRC), National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Tobacco Use
Percentage of children aged 12 to 17 who used a tobacco product in the past month
SAMHSA, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2013-2014
Community & Environment
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 who experienced two or more of the following: Socioeconomic hardship, divorce/parental separation, lived with someone who had an alcohol or drug problem, victim or witness of neighborhood violence, lived with someone who was mentally ill or suicidal, domestic violence witness, parent served time in jail, treated or judged unfairly due to race/ethnicity, death of parent
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Neighborhood Amenities
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with access to parks or playgrounds, recreation or community centers, libraries or book mobiles, and sidewalks or walking paths
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Protective Home Environment (Ages 0-5)
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with access to parks or playgrounds, recreation or community centers, libraries or book mobiles, and sidewalks or walking paths
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Protective Home Environment (Ages 6-17)
Percentage of children aged 6 to 17 who have four or more family meals per week, no television in their bedroom and watch two hours of television or less per day, parents have met all or most of their friends, usually or always do required homework, and experience no household tobacco smoke exposure
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Supportive Neighborhoods
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 whose parents report their child is “usually” or “always” safe in their community or neighborhood and they “stongly agree” or “somewhat agree” with at least three of the following: In my neighborhood people help each other out, we watch out for each other’s children, there are people I can count on in this neighborhood, there are trusted adults nearby to help my child if they got hurt or scared while playing outside
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Policy
Adequate Health Insurance
Percentage of insured children aged 0 to 17 whose parents report their health plan has reasonable out-of-pocket costs, offers benefits or covered services that meet their child’s needs, and allows them to see needed health care providers
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Children with Health Insurance
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with health insurance of any type
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Homeless Family Households
Number of families sleeping outside, in an emergency shelter, or in a transitional housing program per 10,000 family households
National Alliance to End Homelessness, The State of Homelessness in America 2016, 2015
Water Fluoridation
Percentage of population served by community water systems who receive fluoridated water
Percentage of insured children aged 0 to 17 whose parents report their health plan has reasonable out-of-pocket costs, offers benefits or covered services that meet their child’s needs, and allows them to see needed health care providers
Clinical Care
Adolescent Well-Visit
Percentage of children aged 12 to 17 who had a well-visit in the past 12 months
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Developmental Screening
Percentage of children aged 10 months to 5 years whose parents report that they received a standardized developmental screening during a well-child visit
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Immunizations — Adolescents
Combined average z score of the percentage of children aged 13 to 17 years who received ≥ 1 dose of Tdap since age 10 years, ≥ 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, and ≥ 3 doses of HPV vaccine (females and males)
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Immunizations — Adolescents: HPV Female
Percentage of females aged 13 to 17 years who received ≥3 doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, either quadrivalent or bivalent 
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Immunizations — Adolescents: HPV Male
Percentage of males aged 13 to 17 years who received ≥3 doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, either quadrivalent or bivalent 
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Immunizations — Adolescents: MCV4
Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received ≥1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY) or meningococcal — unknown type vaccine
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Immunizations — Adolescents: Tdap
Percentage of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years who received ≥1 dose of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) since age 10 years
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Immunizations — Children
Percentage of children aged 19 to 35 months who received recommended doses of DTaP, polio, MMR, Hib, hepatitis B, varicella, and PCV vaccines
CDC, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Medical Home for Special Care Child
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 with special health care needs that meet medical home criteria (have a personal doctor or nurse, usual source of care, family-centered care, and receive referrals and effective care coordination when needed) 
DRC, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2009-2010
Outcomes
Child Mortality
Number of deaths per 100,000 children aged 1 to 18 years
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2012-2014
Missed School Days
Percentage of children aged 6 to 17 who missed 11 or more days in the past school year (homeschooled children excluded)
DRC, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2011-2012
Teen Births
Number of births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19 years
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2014
Teen Suicide
Number of deaths by suicide per 100,000 adolescents aged 15 to 19 years
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2012-2014

Data Sources and Measures of Children’s Health

Behaviors

Drug Dependence or Abuse

High School Graduation

Overweight or Obese

Tobacco Use

Community & Environment

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Neighborhood Amenities

Protective Home Environment (Ages 0-5)

Protective Home Environment (Ages 6-17)

Supportive Neighborhoods

Policy

Adequate Health Insurance

Children with Health Insurance

Homeless Family Households

Water Fluoridation

Clinical Care

Adolescent Well-Visit

Developmental Screening

Immunizations — Adolescents

Immunizations — Adolescents: HPV Female

Immunizations — Adolescents: HPV Male

Immunizations — Adolescents: MCV4

Immunizations — Adolescents: Tdap

Immunizations — Children

Medical Home for Special Care Child

Outcomes

Child Mortality

Missed School Days

Teen Births

Teen Suicide

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